Bill fold



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Aug. 29, 1933.

P. WEGE BILL FOLD Aug. 29, 1933.

Filed Nov. 25. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 29, 1933 UNITED STATES BILL FOLD Philip Wege, West Bend, Wis., assignor to Rolfs, Inc., West Bend, Wis.

Application November 2.5, 1931 Serial No. 577,212

3 Claims.

This invention pertains to billfolds, and has primarily for its object to provide a fold of exceedingly simple construction, in which means is provided to form a secret or hidden compart- 5 ment for the safe-keeping of bills, particularly of the larger denominations.

Incidental to the foregoing, a more speciiic object is to provide a conventional type of billfold with an auxiliary nap positioned intermediate the walls of the fold and secured to the longitudinal upper edge of one of the walls, whereby the flap can be readily projected to allow the insertion of bills, and, when folded in, to effectively obscure the bills from view.

I n addition to the foregoing, a further object is to provide a second auxiliary flap positioned between the wall of the fold and the first auxiliary flap, and cooperating with both the wall and rst auxiliary flap to provide a plurality of hidden compartments.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, cornbination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly deiined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of the present invention constructed according to the best modeY so far devised for the practical n application of the principles thereof.

Figure l is an elevation of the inner side of a billfold constructed in accordance with the presy ent invention, parts being broken away and in section to more clearly illustrate the structural features.

Figure 2 is a similar View illustrating the auxiliary ap partially projected from its normal position.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an elevation of the inner side of a modied form of the invention, with one of the auxiliary flaps partially projected, and

- Figure 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 5, with the auxiliary ap inserted into the fold.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which the invention is shown applied to a conventional structure of billfold,

it is to be understood that the same may be applied to a fold of any design, providing, of course, that the same is provided with an open bill compartment. Therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the specic construction of the fold illustrated, in which the numeral 1 designates an outer wall having an inner wall 2 secured thereto along its ends and lower longitudinal edge to form a bill receiving compartment between the two. In the present instance the inner wall 2 65 comprises a pair of spaced pockets 3 connected by means of an intermediate strip 4 projecting into the adjacent mouths of the pockets to form an uninterrupted inner wall. In the enlarged sectional views, the walls and aps are shown provided with the usual lining. However, this is conventional and in no way essential to the present invention, other than from the standpoint of appearance and finish.

Referring to that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, an auxiliary flap 5 is positioned between the inner and outer walls 1 and 2, respectively, and secured to the upper longitudinal edge of one of the walls, in the present instance, the outer wall, by turning over the top edge of the wall to embrace the top of the flap and securing the two together by the stitching 6.

As illustrated in the drawing, the ends and lower longitudinal edge of the ap 5 are free to 85 permit the ap to be withdrawn, as illustrated in Figure 2, thus allowing the bills to be inserted, and upon returning the flap to the fold an auxiliary compartment is provided, which effectively obscures the bills positioned between the outer Wall and the auxiliary flap. Obviously, the ap will function the' same if secured to the upper longitudinal edge of the inner wall. Therefore, these various arrangements are considered arbitrary and fully within the invention.

As illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, it is sometime desirable to provide a pair of hidden compartments, in which event, in addition to the auxiliary flap 5, a second iiap 5' is provided, normally positioned between the flap 5 and the wall 100 to which the same is attached. The flap 5 is secured along its ends and lower longitudinal edge by the stitching 7, which secures the inner and outer walls together, thus forming an entirely independent bill receiving compartment.

From the foregoing explanation, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is deemed that the purposes and operation of the present invention will be readily apparent, in that the auxiliary flap 5, when normally posi- 110 tioned within the billfold, has merely the appearance of the conventional lining, and at the same time serves to provide a hidden compartment to obscure such bills as is desired. Due to the fact that the flap 5 is entirely free along its ends, removal and insertion of the same can be accomplished with minimum eiort, thus materially facilitating the insertion and withdrawal of bills concealed under the ap.

The same is true of the modification illustrated in Figure 5, in that after the auxiliary flap 5 is withdrawn, the independent pocket formed by the auxiliary flap 5'. being open at its upper edge, is readily available for the reception of bills.

I claim:-

1. A billiold comprising inner and outer walls secured together along their ends and along one of their longitudinal edges to form a currency compartment, a dividing strip secured between the walls of said fold along its ends and lower longitudinal edge, and a tlap secured to the upper longitudinal edge of one of the walls, said ap being free at its ends and lower longitudinal edge and extending over one side of the dividing strip to a point closely adjacent the lower edge of the same.

2. A billfold comprising inner and outer walls secured together along their longitudinal ends and along one-of their longitudinal edges to form a currency compartment, an auxiliary strip se cured between the walls of said fold along its ends and lower longitudinal edge, said auxiliary strip terminating short of the upper edges of the walls of the fold, and a removable ap secured along its upper longitudinal edge to the upper longitudinal edge of one of the walls of the fold above the upper edge of the auxiliary flap, said removable ap being free at its ends and lower longitudinal edge and embracing the side of the auxiliary strip to obscure the same from view when the fold is open.

3. A bill fold comprising inner and outer walls connected together` at their ends and along one ol their longitudinal edges to form a currency compartment, and a ilap connected to the upper longitudinal edge of one of said walls and of substantially the same size and conilguration as said wall, said ilap being free at its ends and outer longitudinal edge and adapted to extend into the currency compartment to the point of connection of the inner and outer walls at their longitudinal and end edges.

PHILIP WEGE.

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